The list of astronomy acronyms and abbreviations.

All astronomy related acronyms and abbreviations.

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KBO:
Kuiper Belt Object(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LBV:
Luminous Blue Variable(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LGM:
Little Green Men(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LIC:
Local Interstellar Cloud(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LINER:
Low Ionization Nuclear Emission Region(Celestial object)
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LIRG:
Luminous Infrared Galaxy(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LLAGN:
Low Luminosity Active Galactic Nucleus(Celestial object)
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LMXB:
Low-Mass X-Ray Binary(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LPV:
Long Period Variable(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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LRG:
Luminous Red Galaxy(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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M:
Mira(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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MACHO:
Massive Compact Halo Object(Celestial object, Celestial objects)
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MBA:
Main Belt Asteroid(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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MBH:
Massive Black Hole(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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MECO:
Magnetospheric Eternally Collapsing Object(Celestial object)
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MSP:
MilliSecond Pulsar(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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MW:
Milky Way(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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MWD:
Magnetic White Dwarf(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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MXRB:
Massive X-Ray Binary(Celestial object, Celestial objects, Astronomy)
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MYSO:
Massive Young Stellar Object(Celestial object, Celestial objects)
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